Mr Marcus Dobbs

Mr Marcus Dobbs Engineering Geologist

Location: Keyworth

Tel: 0115 936 3380

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Biography

  •  2008 –To date :  Engineering Geologist - British Geological Survey
  •  2005 –2008 :  Geotechnical Engineer - Waterman Civils Ltd
  •  2004 –2005 :  Field Geochemist - G-Base and Tellus Projects, British Geological Survey
  •  1996 –1999 :  Laboratory Technician (Soils and concrete testing) - Balfour Beatty plc (A1(M), M60, M6 Toll)

Current projects and collaboration

  •  2011 –To date :  DiGMapGB-Plus: Engineering properties datasets
  •  2011 –To date :  EPS: Use of electric potential sensors in rock deformation (University of Sussex)
  •  2009 –To date :  Mathematical Modelling: Geotechnical property attribution of 3D models
  •  2008 –To date :  Geotechnical and Geophysical Properties and Processes: Characterising the geotechnical properties and engineering behaviour of glacial tills and Permian-Triassic sandstones

Boards and committees

  •  2010 –2012 :  Steering Group for Nottingham Caves Survey (Caves of Nottingham Regeneration Project)

Research interests

  •  Characterising the geotechnical properties and behaviour of UK rock and soil formations
  •  Storage and communication of geotechnical information using 3D models and geographical information systems
  •  Stress induced changes in the electric potential of rocks

Accreditations

  •  2000 –2004 :  Imperial College London, BSc (Hons) Geology

Professional association

  •  2005 –To date :  Fellow of the Geological Society of London

Skills

  •  2009 –To date :  Terrestrial LiDAR and Global Navigation Satellite System Surveying
  •  1996 –To date :  Engineering geological classification of soils and rocks (British Standards, International Society of Rock Mechanics
  •  1996 –To date :  Soil and Rock Testing (British Standards, International Society Rock Mechanics, American Society for Testing and Materials)

Published outputs

  • BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 2011. Engineering Geology (Bedrock) Map of the United Kingdom. William R Dearman, Marcus R Dobbs, Martin G Culshaw, Kevin J Northmore, David C Entwisle and Helen J Reeves.
  • BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 2011. Engineering Geology (Superficial) Map of the United Kingdom. William R Dearman, Marcus R Dobbs, Martin G Culshaw, Kevin J Northmore, David C Entwisle and Helen J Reeves.
  • BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 2011. Extended key for the engineering geology maps of the United Kingdom. William R Dearman, Marcus R Dobbs, Martin G Culshaw, Kevin J Northmore, David C Entwisle and Helen J Reeves.
  • Dobbs, M R. 2009. Tills Engineering Geology: Haslingden and Bowlee Boreholes, Lancashire. British Geological Survey Open File Report, OR/09/044. 46pp.

Key papers

Culshaw, M G, Dobbs, M, Reeves, H, J, Northmore, K J & Entwisle, D C. 2010 A tribute to Professor William Dearman: New small-scale engineering geological maps of the UK. In: Williams, A L, Pinches, G M, Chn, C Y, McMorran, T J & Massey, C I(eds). Geologically Active: Proceedings of the 11th IAEG Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-10 Sept 2010. 187-198.

Dobbs, M R, Culshaw, M G, Northmore, K J, Reeves, H J & Entwisle, D C. Methodology for creating national engineering geological maps of the UK. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. In Press 2012

MacDonald, A M, Maurice, L, Dobbs, M R, Reeves, H J and Auton, C A 2012. Relating in situ hydraulic conductivity, particle size and relative density of superficial deposits in a heterogeneous catchment. Journal of Hydrology 434-435 130-141.

Magazines
  • Dobbs, M, Reeves, H J, Northmore, K J & Entwisle, D C. 2010. Engineering geology maps of the UK. Earthwise, 26, 50-51
Research partners
  • Dr Ahmet Aydin - University of Sussex